Being fooled by fierce beasts to travel through the beginning is fleeing famine

Chapter 462 Murder Case (please subscribe and vote monthly)
The youngest brother next to him also said: "Yes, auntie, because she went back too early yesterday and the shops on the street were not open yet, she didn't buy anything, so she left five taels of silver directly for her uncle and told us After visiting the grave and paying homage, I went back to the town. Why did I come to argue with my uncle? "

The old lady frowned even more, turned around and shouted: "Xiao Liu, come here!"

Then I saw a little boy of five or six years old walking over from behind the crowd. He raised his head and called "Grandma". It seemed that he should be the old lady's grandson.

The old lady said to the child: "Xiao Liu, did you see your uncle and your grandfather quarreling with your own eyes yesterday, and finally taking action?"

The child shook his head and said: "I didn't see it, I heard it. I was playing behind the yard, and suddenly I heard grandpa shouting what are you doing, and then said Uncle Fulai's name, and then heard There was a bang, and I ran to the front and saw grandpa lying on the ground. I couldn't help him, so I went out to look for you. "

After listening to her grandson's words, the old lady also discovered something was wrong. She looked at the Huang Fulai brothers with some confusion and said, "Then...then who killed your uncle?"

Huang Fulai said: "Why don't you report it to the official? My uncle cannot die in vain. We must find out!"

"no!"

A middle-aged man who had been standing behind shouted. Seeing everyone looking at him, he quickly explained: "What I mean is that the clan should check this matter first. If it can be found out, don't alert the government. You need to know where to go." Going to the government will cost you money and you’ll get slapped with trouble!”

Upon hearing this, everyone else's expressions also changed, including the six Huang Fulai brothers, who no longer insisted on reporting to the official.

Otherwise, there wouldn’t be so many orphans and widowers who were driven out by their clans who seized their property, or families who were forced to have no other choice.

The current situation is actually similar, but there is one more reason for it, and that is the clan's handling of matters. Internal conflicts within the clan are resolved internally. If there are conflicts between families, the clan leaders will come forward to negotiate and resolve them.

In the eyes of outsiders, this means that they really want to break up and stop contact between the two families.

When it develops in the future, the six families will help each other, and they will have a decisive say in the clan, so no one dares to bully such a family.

If you don't do it right, you will either die or be permanently disabled. Therefore, under normal circumstances, ordinary people will not easily go to the government to complain.

So for people like Huang Fulai's family, even if both parents are dead, but there are six brothers, the family will not bully them easily, and will try their best to help them. Just like his uncle's family said he was pulling them to grow up, but in fact That is to say, take care of them or give them food when they are still young.

Although people in ancient times generally looked older, and their actual age was younger than their apparent age, the wrinkles on the old lady's face and the white hair on her head definitely made her no less than sixty years old.

The reason why people at this time were more afraid of the government was because whether they were the defendant or the plaintiff, as long as they entered the government, they had to shed their skin before they could come out.

Why did people desperately want to have a son in ancient times? It was because if there was no heir in the family and no son to support the family, he would not only be bullied by outsiders, but also bullied by people in his own family. The word "escape from the family" has been around since ancient times.

Of course, fairness may not always be achieved. If the clan leader and the clan members are good, it may be okay. If the clan leader is not a good person, or most of the clan members are not very good, then you can only accept bad luck and suffer the loss.

She looked at the middle-aged man who had just spoken to stop the reporter. Although he had been quite excited just now, his reasons were actually quite sufficient.

If other people call people back at most and ask within the family, it is impossible to bring someone to carry the door panel directly to the store like the old lady did. This is a bit too much.

Moreover, Qingyan didn't see any signs of guilt on his face. It shouldn't be him. The two strong men who just lifted the door panel looked very young, about eighteen or nineteen years old. According to the old lady's advice, The names should be the eldest grandson and second grandson of the old lady.

Let’s not talk about how the six brothers went back to worship their parents yesterday and happened to encounter their uncle being beaten. Although one would doubt this coincidence if it was just a coincidence, there are certainly not many people like this old lady doing this.

They looked honest and honest, and there was no treachery hidden in their eyes. It probably wasn't them either.

Not only now, but also in future generations, if it can be resolved privately, we will try our best not to go through legal procedures. Not to mention the legal fees, the delay is still very long, at least a few months, or even a few years. A lawsuit often ends After procrastinating until the end, no one has the courage to do it, so it would be better to do it privately.

Even if you are the accuser, if you cannot find any evidence of the other party's crime after entering, you will be found to have made a false accusation, and then you will be slapped with a slap in the face.

Otherwise, even if they don't care, the clan won't be able to let it go. Those are six boys. As long as they grow up, they will have six households in the future. When they can start a family, there will be six families, which can strengthen the family.

He must have started to feel a little confused, maybe he was incited by someone to do this.

However, Qingyan looked at the old lady's eyes that were sometimes clear and sometimes cloudy, as well as her age, and she was probably a little old and confused.

Things like today are actually quite strange.

Then this stupid thing couldn't be what the old lady wanted to do, right?
etc! Qingyan looked at the two women standing on either side of the old lady. They must be her daughter-in-law or granddaughter-in-law. One of them had a stronger figure and kept her head lowered. She couldn't tell her age. The other one was tall and thin. He looked thirty or forty years old, his eyes were darting around, very lively.

She was secretly looking at the furnishings in the restaurant, looking here and there. Although she didn't turn her head, her eyes kept turning, and she scanned them with her peripheral vision from time to time.

She didn't know if she noticed Qingyan's gaze and suddenly raised her head and looked over here. Qingyan lowered her eyelids and looked at the six Huang Fulai brothers kneeling on the ground, and then looked at her with her spiritual consciousness.

When the woman suddenly looked over, she probably didn't realize who it was, so she looked twice and then looked away, continuing to look at the restaurant.

After looking at it again and again, when she looked back, Qingyan saw an expression of determination on her face.

Could it be that she instigated the old lady to make such a fuss? Could it be that she wanted to ruin the reputation of the Huang Fulai brothers and then take over the Huang Family Restaurant?
Probably not, not to mention that this restaurant was opened by the six Huang Fulai brothers. Even if it couldn't be opened, it would be transferred or closed at most, and it was impossible to give it to her.

Even if he is convicted of killing his uncle, he will go to jail or lose money, and the restaurant will not fall into the hands of his daughter-in-law.

To put it bluntly, even if it was given to their family as compensation, their six cooks would definitely not stay and work for them. Wouldn't they start a new business? Just open a new one. And giving them a restaurant without a cook is a waste of time.

So none of this seems reasonable, and I don't know if she is too conspiratorial. This matter is not as complicated as she thought.

Qingyan continued to observe the people behind the old lady with her consciousness. Among the people who came with her, there were two middle-aged men who looked somewhat similar to the old lady. They should be her sons.

But just now it was the old lady who was talking, and neither of the two sons took a step forward. Normally, if they also thought that their biological father was killed by their cousins, even if they had concerns, letting me, the elder, take the lead, it would look bad on their faces. There should also be some expressions of resentment or excitement.

But the expressions on their faces were, how should I put it, very calm, not even pretending, but actually a little relaxed.

Could it be that they were relieved that their biological father was dead? This is really unfilial. It would be better to have two sons than none at all.

Of course, whether someone is filial or not has nothing to do with them, and she doesn't have to find out. The reason why she is so interested now is just because of her gossip.

Qingyan conveyed her thoughts to Chou Chou, and Qingzhu couldn't help but start to look at those people after hearing her voice transmission.

It actually doesn't quite understand the twists and turns. After all, it has never been out before, and this is its first time walking in the world.

In fact, even if it looked at those people carefully according to what Qingyan said, it didn't see so many expressions and movements, and it couldn't understand them at all.

Chou Chou and Huang Jin found out something. Chou Chou could read people's aura, while Huang Jin could read faces.

The two of them looked at all these people, and finally focused on the old lady's two sons.

Then she said to Qingyan: "Your observation is correct. There is indeed something wrong with those two sons. One of them has messy eyebrows, sunken cheekbones, a knotted nose and three white eyes. This is a ruthless and unjust appearance.

The other one has a fat head and big ears. His nose is exposed and the bridge of his nose is sunken. He has been having bad luck recently, and his financial fortune is particularly bad. He must have gone gambling. People with two big ears usually lose every time they gamble. "

Chou Chou nodded in agreement, "The auras I saw on them were not very good, and they were not good people."

Qingyan couldn't help but guess based on Jin Jin's appearance: "So, the death of the Huang family uncle is likely to have something to do with one of them. Could it be that the fat one was involved in gambling? Then I lost a lot of money gambling.

And yesterday, Huang Fulai and his six brothers went back and gave their father another five taels of silver. This was not a small amount of money. He wanted to make a comeback or pay off his gambling debts, so he set his sights on the silver.

It's possible that the old man discovered it while stealing it, or that it was snatched directly from the old man's hand. The two had a dispute while robbing it, and the anger was caused by his own son.

In addition, he pushed her and fell down, and maybe she even hit her head at that time, which is why she died like this. "

This is what Qingyan guessed. If these situations are the same as what she guessed, then it would be normal to be angry to death when encountering such an unfilial son.

And this can explain why their father did not feel sad after his death, but seemed relieved.

Because in this way, no one knows what they have done, and they may still think that they can still rely on Huang Fulai and the brothers, so that they may get some benefits, and this kind of idea is very harmful to the psychology of gamblers. normal.

Qingyan and the others were discussing via voice transmission and did not say anything out loud, so although the surroundings were crowded with people, no one heard the content of their chat.

There was no result from the tossing there. In the end, two strong men carried the door panel and left with the old lady and them. Those people were going to go back to the village and find the tribe to give them an idea.

The Huang Fulai brothers apologized to the customers in the store and said they would be closed this afternoon. After all, after such a big incident, they could not continue to open the store as if nothing had happened, and they would definitely have to go back to the village with them. .

Qingyan felt a little regretful about the packaged dishes they ordered before. Now only two of the ten dishes were cooked, and the rest were not ready yet.

The other guests returned to the table where they were sitting before and continued to eat their unfinished meals. The waiters and shopkeepers were still there, so the guests who were sitting could continue eating and leave after finishing their meals.

The same cannot be said for the subsequent guests. Now there is no chef in the kitchen and there is no way to cook anymore.

At this time, unlike later generations, even if something happens, the whole family will not leave. At least one will stay to look after the store. Family and filial piety are very important at this time. The death of an uncle is such a big thing, and six of his brothers are involved in it. Well, I definitely have to go back.

At this time, the disadvantages became apparent. This cooking skill, like the secret recipe, is usually passed down from family to family. There are also rules that it is passed down from male to female, and from family to family, so they did not hire other cooks or teach anything. The apprentice comes out.

Once this family leaves, they will have no choice but to close their doors.

But it's also strange. The age range of the six brothers doesn't look very big. The eldest one looks to be at least forty years old, and the youngest one looks to be in his thirties.

But even if the brothers are more than ten years apart in age, they should all be married and have children, but it seems that there are no descendants of them in this store. If there are, they should at least pass this craft to their own sons. , don’t all six brothers have sons?

After a while, Qingyan's doubts were solved, and she heard Huang Fulai say to the clerk and shopkeeper in the store: "When your young master comes back from school, tell them and let them go back to the village."

The shopkeeper and the waiter nodded in agreement, and Qingyan realized that she had forgotten about it.

The children of merchant families in the Song Dynasty could take the imperial examination. The status of merchants at this time was still quite high. Unlike other dynasties, merchants could not take the imperial examination, and the distinction between scholars, farmers, industry and commerce was also very clear.

How could a family like the Huang family, which owns a restaurant and has a small fortune, not send their children to school or change their family? At least becoming an official in the future would be much easier than running a restaurant.